West Africa

A man identified as an herbalist, has slumped and died while allegedly having sex with a woman at a hotel in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria, according to reports. The woman was the wife of a cleric in one of the churches in the area. “She raised …

A man has escaped lynching when he was caught red-handed stealing iron rods at Nsawam in the Eastern Region, Ghana, according to reports. The suspect, together with an accomplice, raided an uncompleted building at about 12:30 am to steal materials. They were nabbed while attempting to transport the stolen items …

A 19-year-old boy has been arraigned before an Ota Magistrates Court in Ogun State for stealing valuables worth N4 million in Nigeria, according to reports. Police charged him with burglary and theft after he was handed over to them by the vigilance group that apprehended him. The defendant invaded a …

A mentally unstable woman has given birth to a baby boy on Ayileka Street, in the Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State, in Nigeria. The lady was said to be between 25 and 30, gave birth to the baby in an uncompleted building. The dark in complexion woman was …

Two minor children were killed in a fire while being locked in a room by their parents in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, according to reports. “I left my phone to illuminate the room for the children, hoping to return soon after my injection; my wife …

A female passenger died instantly while 13 others were seriously injured in an accident that occurred when the driver overtook on the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway in the Central Region of Ghana. “They were travelling from Agona Swedru to Takoradi when the accident occured,” according to Adom News. The car did …

A 25-year-old mechanic committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at Fiifi Down, a suburb of Gomoa Nyanyano in the Gomoa East District of Ghana’s Central Region, according to reports. The deceased was found hanging on a tree near a salt mining site on Wednesday 28th December, 2022. ” …

President Akufo-Addo swore in two new Apex Court judges, Justices Barbara Frances Ackah-Yensu and Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu in a short ceremony held at the Jubilee House in Ghana. President Akufo-Addo while administering the judicial oath, oaths of Secrecy and Allegiance asked the judges to possess a sound knowledge of …

A man has reportedly died in Oluyole Local Government Area of Oyo State while queuing to buy fuel at a filling station in the community, Nigeria, according to reports. “The man, who rested his head on his steering, had given up the ghost on the queue until when other customers …

The Benue State Police Command has arrested a man who allegedly set fire to a block of classrooms in a school in Gwer East Local Government Area of Nigeria, according to reports. The suspect allegedly burned down the RCM Elementary School building in Gwer East after stealing a computer from …